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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illegal substance does Amadeus begin to use himself?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Psychotropic mushrooms.
(d) Codeine.

2. What creature is related to the Tarot moon card?
(a) Crab.
(b) Bull.
(c) Fish.
(d) Lion.

3. Who released the prisoners from the asylum?
(a) Dr. Destiny.
(b) The Joker.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Cavendish.

4. What item or weapon is used to destroy the asylum?
(a) Fire.
(b) A water hose.
(c) A spear.
(d) An ax.

5. What image represents Professor Milo at the end of the novel?
(a) A bloody scalpel.
(b) A pair of glasses.
(c) A book.
(d) A brief case.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Cavendish cut the hero?

2. What is the women's article of clothing worn by a man in the secret room when the hero enters?

3. What does Amadeus see under his mother's bed?

4. Who throws the hero through a window?

5. What does Two Face knock down at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arkham use therapy as revenge? What is the public perception of the revenge?

2. Why do colleagues offer specific praise to Amadeus when he opens his asylum?

3. Name one way in which the moon is symbolic of the Joker.

4. What does Croc symbolize in the novel?

5. How does the Mad Hatter explain "disorder"? What does he warn the hero about the asylum?

6. Explain how a statue helps save the hero's life.

7. Who is the little girl at the end of the novel and why are her panels important?

8. Briefly discuss Amadeus' death.

9. What effect has the secret room had on Cavendish and why?

10. What is ironic about Cavendish calling the hero a "mommy's boy"?

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